As previously reported, for certain consumer and employment arbitrations, Senate Bill 20-93 would have:

  • Prohibited the waiver of standards for and challenges for evident partiality prior to a claim being filed and required any waiver of such provisions after the claim is filed to be in writing;
  • Provided that the right of a party to challenge an arbitrator based on evident partiality is waived if not raised within a reasonable time of learning of the information leading to the challenge but that such right is not waived if caused by the opposing party;
  • Established ethical standards for arbitrators; and
  • Required specified public disclosures by arbitration services providers but included protections for certain confidential information.